Philosophy / Unit 5 Philosophy 0203 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Hume's Bundle Theory
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The idea
Hume's bundle theory: introspection finds only particular perceptions—no self beneath them. A person is a bundle of experiences, not their owner.
In practice
Look inward for the self, Hume reports, and you catch a feeling, a sound, a thought—never the catcher.
Your place on the trail
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